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Point de fuite

Ce long métrage documentaire suit Navarana, une aînée inughuite venue du coin le plus reculé de la planète : le nord-ouest du Groenland. Par l’un de ses ancêtres, un shaman inuit ayant entrepris une traversée épique du Haut-Arctique dans les années 1860, elle est liée à un groupe d’Inuits canadiens. Aujourd’hui, Navarana s’inquiète pour l’avenir de son peuple, et se doute bien qu’il devra bientôt affronter les plus grands défis sociaux et environnementaux de son histoire.
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Ce long métrage documentaire suit Navarana, une aînée inughuite venue du coin le plus reculé de la planète : le nord-ouest du Groenland. Par l’un de ses ancêtres, un shaman inuit ayant entrepris une traversée épique du Haut-Arctique dans les années 1860, elle est liée à un groupe d’Inuits canadiens. Aujourd’hui, Navarana s’inquiète pour l’avenir de son peuple, et se doute bien qu’il devra bientôt affronter les plus grands défis sociaux et environnementaux de son histoire.

Environment and Conservation Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) Foreign Countries All subjects
  • direction
    Stephen A. Smith
    Julia Szucs
  • script
    Stephen A. Smith
    Julia Szucs
    Marina Endicott
  • photography directing
    Stephen A. Smith
    Julia Szucs
  • editing
    Scott Parker
  • location sound
    David Poisey
    Stephen A. Smith
  • narration
    Navarana K'avigak' Sørensen
  • creative consultant
    Navarana K'avigak' Sørensen
  • producer
    David Christensen
    Julia Szucs
  • executive producer
    David Christensen

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Ages 12 to 18
School subjects
Geography - Human Geography Geography - The Arctic Indigenous Studies - Identity/Society Media Education - Documentary Film
Vanishing Point emphasizes how important ancestry is to personal identity, and how family history and culture are intertwined. How are the journeys of Qitdlarssuaq and Navarana intertwined? “More and more, life runs on gasoline and sugar” (36:00): discuss how this quote, and the grocery store clip that follows, highlight the tension between maintaining tradition and modernization. Vanishing Point is considered “cinéma vérité”: what are the qualities of this filmmaking technique and how is it an appropriate description for this film?

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Point de fuite
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